The father and son, back to back home runs is one of the best moments in baseball history!
@J.C...2 жыл бұрын
I never understood how much playing together with Jr meant to Sr until I became a parent myself. That had to have been one of the highlights of both of their careers. Out there with DAD. Every boy that dreams of playing big league sports dreams of that, too.
@chocolatetownforever75372 жыл бұрын
One of those insane things you think youll never even have a chance to see in sports, like Fernando Tatis hitting two grand slams in an inning.
@Lenny-v5x2 ай бұрын
LeBron and Bronny type shit... Oops maybe not lol
@Masterdebater13132 жыл бұрын
I grew up a Yankees fan, the other kids were Braves fans, Cardinals fans, Cubs fans, the one thing we all had in common was we were all Ken Griffey Jr. fans. We all tried to copy that sweet, sweet swing. We all wore our caps backwards. He was the coolest of the cool. He was a hip hop star, who didn't rap. The kid. We're never gonna see another one like him.
@seaor2k122 Жыл бұрын
There will be another like him. He isn't born yet.
@chewipoohi Жыл бұрын
That gave me chills bro. I was born and live in Central Washington so I got to see him alot in person as a player and he was not only great on the field but off the field too. He is a true role model!!!
@aaronhagerman4484 Жыл бұрын
Hit u with that sweet sweet meat stick
@Masterdebater1313 Жыл бұрын
@chewipoohi I never got to see him play in person, you're a lucky dude.
@startrakambassador3632 Жыл бұрын
@@aaronhagerman4484 ayo 🤨📸
@showtimebruin78213 жыл бұрын
Griffey defined a generation of kids like myself growing up. He really was the epitome of greatness.
@lommichaelbarnett55342 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I was a teenager in the 90s and he was the coolest and greatest player in baseball at that time maybe ever. Everyone on here is talking mainly about his batting but he was so exciting and electric to watch in Center field
@patricknoonan36102 жыл бұрын
Who didn't want to learn his swing?
@pjmagana95472 жыл бұрын
@@patricknoonan3610 kidding me? I still try when I bat lefty on the softball field at work
@patricknoonan36102 жыл бұрын
@@pjmagana9547 He is the man of baseball. He became older and became injured way too much. That is all the bad that, is to his playing career.
@pjmagana95472 жыл бұрын
@@patricknoonan3610 I got one, maybe I'm younger. I remember putting in the real players names for every team in griffeys video game. I would get the lineups from newspapers and took the time to enter them. I have a dual auto of trout and griffey card. It's getting passed down to my son along of the stories of THE 2 BEST, in my lifetime
@icefalcon2243 Жыл бұрын
“Call , call ,call me Junior..” (N64 Ken Griffey Jr Baseball. Great game!)
@StaleBearFarts7 ай бұрын
It's show time!
@junior721jh6 ай бұрын
The best video game ever!!!
@randallroberts91613 ай бұрын
Bro!!! I loved that game. What year did that come out like 97? Fucking classic.
@mlbbacani3 жыл бұрын
Ken Griffey Jr " I didn't do it for the money, I didn't do it for the fame, I did it because I love Baseball". I love Baseball too and I love Ken Griffey Jr!
@rslwannabe94753 жыл бұрын
I love baseball too. Ive put in a couple thousands these past 8 months to become a great baseball player. My swing looks like a top-tier player's swing and its only my 2nd year of baseball. Just gotta put on the grind, practice with passion and a goal, keep moving through obstacles and good things will follow. (And record yourself in slow-motion everyday and pick it apart)
@AndrewK802 жыл бұрын
Hardly any pro athletes with this attitude anymore. A big reason why I don't watch anymore.
@chadtep75712 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewK80 because players are tired of making owners incredibly wealthy off of their sweat.
@AndrewK802 жыл бұрын
@@chadtep7571 oh are the owners less wealthy now? They didn't just raise the cost of tickets and concessions to make up the difference? Bench players earn 10 times what the average fan makes in a year and it's been that way since long before Griffey played. There are no star players like him anymore. All greedy and out of touch.
@chadtep75712 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewK80 Owners don't need to raise costs to compensate. That's B.S. you guys blame the wrong people. I would never fault a man for fighting for his worth. I would never understand the crab in bucket mentally.
@JC-111113 жыл бұрын
I cried watching this. I followed Junior ever since 1989, when I pulled a Ken Griffey Jr out of a pack of Upper Deck cards. I also cried when he made Cooperstown. Griffey is my dude. He's always been my dude. He will ALWAYS be my dude. 🙏❤️❤️❤️🙏
@HBKStyles3 жыл бұрын
You cried when he got inducted into the hall of Fame? Pfff, pansy
@sidneygraham3 жыл бұрын
Griffey has always been that dude
@joshuatraffanstedt26953 жыл бұрын
@@HBKStyles people react differently to things. Nothing wrong with a man tearing up over something he's passionate about. Unless you're very young or a psychopath, you'd understand that.
@jordandargan17313 жыл бұрын
True there's nothing wrong with a dude tearing up
@paysonfox883 жыл бұрын
Ken Griffey Jr was one of the few in that era that was not on steroids. From the mid 80s until the late 90s, the same could be said for Barry bonds. But bonds got jealous of McGuire and Sosa. Ken Griffey didn't succumb to envy, so he deserved the Hall of Fame.
@trenapier2063 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful swing the game has ever seen. Was lucky as a kid to watch him play.
@AK-rv6dq3 жыл бұрын
Me too. Lived near Seattle in grade school and this was basically our hero.
@aocplusme56763 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget when he won all those World Series.. oh wait..
@Raymond-gs5nd3 жыл бұрын
@@aocplusme5676 …chump comment
@josephwhiteside27393 жыл бұрын
@@aocplusme5676 Ted Williams ain't never won either. Takes more than one guy.
@JavMacHer3 жыл бұрын
Really? He’s go such a weird shaped head- like a peanut
@jonathandeegan90443 жыл бұрын
Junior inspired a generation of ballplayers to play the game the right way ; all out, hard, clean and with pure joy. Nobody made baseball look better or more fun than Ken Griffey Jr. He represented the game and performed it in timeless fashion. Thanks for all the incredible memories Kid. You're the Greatest
@brendandooley57232 жыл бұрын
Very well said, mate. I was a CF myself and always loved his way of the game. Forever will be the most ideal face of baseball.
@mikaelrobinson91562 жыл бұрын
Baseball could really use someone like him again!
@stephenthompson33489 ай бұрын
He*s a hell of an inspiration
@gualbertogarcia305 Жыл бұрын
Willie Mays and Ken Griffey Jr., the two Best Baseball Players, I have ever seen.
@matthewleach88212 жыл бұрын
To this day, I've never idolized anyone more than this man growing up. He was my whole childhood. Literally shed a tear when he made it to the HoF.
@judddenis97362 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ wants a relationship with you seriously
@matthewleach88212 жыл бұрын
@@judddenis9736 I'm good, thanks.
@erichall2972 жыл бұрын
@@matthewleach8821 We'll see if that's your train of thought on judgement day....smh..thanks. Also, you sound borderline weird.
@matthewleach88212 жыл бұрын
@@erichall297 weird? Say the guy talking about judgment day? Fuck outta here.
@Tmacademia2 жыл бұрын
@@judddenis9736 I agree with him and I love Jesus. I "idolized" him as a kid. Now I admire the heck out of him. What a stud
@Jalexander142 жыл бұрын
Ken Griffey JR. Was the first name I knew in baseball ⚾️ as a young kid in the 90s… had his glove and was just the biggest fan ever… I’ll never forget how he made me love the game of baseball 🙏🏽
@cletusgarde948510 ай бұрын
Griffey jr. Is baseball ecstasy. This is pure joy for any real baseball fan.
@Sean_Farmer3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to start off by saying that I'm almost 54 yrs old and was a lifelong Yankees fan. I don't watch baseball anymore for many reasons, and watching this documentary reminded me of several of them. After hearing Ken Sr. describe what took place while in NY answers a lot of questions I used to have, namely why Jr. despised the Yankees and would never play there. I watched the game from the mid-'70s until about 5 yrs ago and Ken Griffey Jr. was the greatest player I ever saw play the game. I don't even need to look at the stats because his impact transcended the numbers. Just listen to what his teammates have to say about him and what he meant to them. His pure love for the game and his 100% commitment when stepping on the field is huge, but to also combine that with his abilities makes him a once-in-a-lifetime player. He brought people together, from all backgrounds, races, and even team loyalties. If anyone is a hater I would question their humanity more than anything else. If I was creating an all-century baseball team I can't think of another player I would choose over #24. Getting to be around him and experience that passion, joy, and sense of humor must have been a blessing for many who worked with him.
@rslwannabe94753 жыл бұрын
You better live long enough to see me go to the MLB. :)
@Sean_Farmer3 жыл бұрын
@@rslwannabe9475 Deal! :)
@Sean_Farmer2 жыл бұрын
@cock the hammer No argument from me!
@unappealingundesirable28262 жыл бұрын
I just want you to know, that I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. (so you have a time frame of the sports eras, I grew up watching. Japanese-American (showing HOW I grew up). From 1990-2004, I mostly "ate, drank, and slept the NBA," and wasn't as versed in the MLB and NFL. It's become more NFL and MLB for me since 2008. NFL is King, in terms of exposure, so that can't be helped.
@paysonfox882 жыл бұрын
He was the man of the greatest character of the great players. I do think however, that in terms of what happened on the field in natural ability, Barry bonds was slightly better. Bonds was a far worse person, and starting in 1998 he did do the steroids, but until 1998 he was slightly better than Ken Griffey Jr. I will say though, it was very close between the two of them.
@tauly_d2 жыл бұрын
The fact that he still works for the organization & contributes to the Mariners to this day speaks to how special the relationship was between The Kid & the franchise. Forever the GOAT.
@gregstivers8959 Жыл бұрын
YES well said sir
@TerryT0114 Жыл бұрын
Yep, I've saw him at games this year.
@aholmes74ah4 ай бұрын
Should have never left 😢
@bizzlea887 Жыл бұрын
The most iconic swing of all time and I don't care what anyone says...Ken Griffey Jr baseball video game was awesome! I played so much of that game
@RobAttridge10 күн бұрын
I lived in Seattle in the 90s If the Mariners were at home I would rush home from work just to see his first at bat in the game
@davidlessa81673 жыл бұрын
how can you say anything bad about ken Griffey. he is the most natural baseball player to ever play the game. he's deserved everything that he has accomplished because of he work ethic, he worked hard and played hard every bit of the way. he is the GOAT
@lommichaelbarnett55342 жыл бұрын
Totally agree I feel honored to have grown up getting to watch him
@mitchellkalina8191 Жыл бұрын
Man this gave me goosebumps. My first sports hero. This made me realize how lucky I am to have been a kid watching this incredible talent play. Easily my favorite baseball player ever.
@philsonslament99552 жыл бұрын
I love how Ken sr is so proud of him. Despite sr’s great career, jr cast a great big shadow obscuring his amazing playing days. Yet there is no bitterness or selfishness, he’s just proud of his son.
@MeneTekelUpharsin Жыл бұрын
After Griffey jr. attempted suicide at 17 yr it helped improve their relationship.
@girthbrookz43032 жыл бұрын
Sitting here in 2022 the same night the Mariners clinched their first playoff birth in 20 years, hoping to see some of that magic this October. Proud of them either way.
@ryatt99922 жыл бұрын
I’m a Rockies fan, but when Seattle broke that playoff drought was rooting for you guys, aye at least your team future looks bright can’t say the same about my team😂
@Kaitydid742 жыл бұрын
He was THE baseball superstar of my generation.
@SSNESS3 ай бұрын
Why wasn’t Game 5 back in NY
@JediGamingX3 жыл бұрын
Greatest swing of all time. I truly believe, if he would have stayed healthy, he could have hit 800+ HR's.
@aaronwilliams69893 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, He would've! At the rate he was going when he was healthy!
@voltrondefofunv57083 жыл бұрын
Hell yes
@steveschmidt39613 жыл бұрын
deffintely 750+ and if he would got to that point the reds woulda just kept signing him until he broke it hahaha
@12yearssober2 жыл бұрын
I wish he had stayed in the American League where he could have become a DH as he got older. He probably would have broke the home run record.
@danieltrof68852 жыл бұрын
Agreed!! I still don't say that Barry Bonds broke the record since he did it while on steroids. Junior would have broke the record with no steroids! Thankful I got to grow up watching him and attend games at both the Kingdome and Safeco Field.
@davelong41313 жыл бұрын
“Out of my 22 years, I’ve learned that the team that treats you the best is your first team. I’m damn proud to be a Seattle Mariner “. Oh man, that got me. Gosh I miss watching him play.
@jrperfection63803 жыл бұрын
He should have never left, a big calculated mistake.
@bradmyers53543 жыл бұрын
Except they didn’t treat him like they should have. They completely screwed the pooch with Randy when he was ready to resign if they had offered before the season. They opted to build a new ballpark without getting input from any of their sluggers, particularly Jr, on the design and orientation of the new stadium. They chose A-Rod over Jr when it was clear Alex was an egotistical asshole who his teammates didn’t like and he didn’t appreciate having one of the greatest power hitters batting behind him. Which allowed Alex to do things like finish second in the AL MVP as a rookie. And since he grew up in the Reds dugout, that was technically his first team.
@sergeantmasson36693 жыл бұрын
@@bradmyers5354 A-Rod also used steroids which means that he'll never get into the MLB HOF. Neither will Clemons, McGuire, or Sosa.
@aaronwilliams69893 жыл бұрын
@@sergeantmasson3669 And unlike Griffey, THEY DON'T DESERVE TO GET INDUCTED IN THE HALL OF FAME!
@aaronwilliams69893 жыл бұрын
@@jrperfection6380 Were it not for the fact that he missed his family so dearly, you would be right. It was stated that the separation became unbearable for Jr. ,in fact.
@bossmaynemarco3 жыл бұрын
The most special moment to me was him playing with his dad. And they hit those back to back home runs. Thats unheard of in any sport. My favorite baseball player all time right in front of frank thomas
@SeattleMarinerMan3 жыл бұрын
You can’t hit a home run in any other sport LOL
@Mr_Jish2 жыл бұрын
@@SeattleMarinerMan Considering a home run is widely considered one of the most difficult feats in all of professional sports, the point still stands. Having a father and son score back to back goals in hockey, throw down back to back dunks in basketball, etc. Fact is, it doesn't matter; that feat or any comparable one will *never* happen again in ANY sport. That's the point, you jabroni.
@@Mr_Jish The probability of hitting a homerun on any given bat is 1/18. From 2001-2020 12.1% of hits are home runs. William H. Holbert, was a National League catcher from 1876 to 1888. His claim to fame is that he is the only major league player to go to bat 2000 times in his career without hitting a home run. All of this is to say that the statement "Considering a home run is widely considered one of the most difficult feats in all of professional sports" is complete bullshit. lol. With peace and love.
@hectorlopez10692 жыл бұрын
That was sweet
@MysticTemplar072 жыл бұрын
The kid is why I loved baseball. Thank you Jr for everything!
@undertheblue20062 жыл бұрын
As a 90s kid Griffey made baseball so fun to watch. All I wanted to be when I grew up was a big leaguer, I didn’t make it past Division 1 but I still love baseball with all my heart. Thanks Junior for all the memories and making it clear that this is the greatest sport in the world
@RJB9093 жыл бұрын
JR will always be the GOAT in my eyes! It’s weird to say you love someone you don’t know, but I love the kid! If I ever got to meet him I’d cry no lie haha
@mikesale64742 жыл бұрын
Me too
@chocolatetownforever75372 жыл бұрын
Not that weird at all. I loved my ex wife, and it turned out I never really knew her either......
@treveille3 жыл бұрын
that swing never gets old
@JC-111113 жыл бұрын
Nope. Been watching it since 1989, when I pulled a Griffey out of a pack of Upper Deck cards at a local AA game...and it NEVER gets old. I love Junior. I truly love him. Jr will ALWAYS be my favorite ball player. Always. I had all of his shoes. Jerseys. Posters covering my room. 200 Griffey baseball cards. Everything. Gosh, those were the days...checking the newspaper & ESPN every morning to see what he did the night before. God I miss those days. Thankfully for me, I cleaned up before his career was over. And during his next to last season in Seattle, I saw him play at Texas one night and it was absolutely magical. Junior was ON FIRE that night. He went 3-4 with (2)2B, 2 R & 3 RBI. We ended up getting tickets about 6 rows behind home plate. So close I could almost touch Junior when he was on deck, getting ready to hit. I had my FujiFilm digital camera with me that night. Ended up taking over 400 pictures. 40 or 50 of those were when I was like 10 feet from Junior, when he was on deck. He looked directly into the camera and gave me a big ol' Junior smile. It ended up raining that night and me and my buddy had brought our ponchos in preparation. So when it started, we just stayed in our seats and watched the rest of the game while most everybody else got under the overhang to get out of the rain. The last 2 innings were played in the rain and you could see us PLAIN AD DAY on ESPN that night during the TV broadcast that I recorded. There we are, in our bright ponchos, hanging out behind home plate in the rain lol. Seattle won that night. It's a night I won't ever forget. Junior was absolutely freakin magical that night. Magical. It's like he knew I was there and he needed to put on a show. 🙏❤️❤️❤️🙏
@DRoc243 жыл бұрын
@@JC-11111 ---> your hero is just another roid roid roided up cheater.
@Calebkkk.3 жыл бұрын
@@DRoc24 He didn’t use roids
@DRoc243 жыл бұрын
@@Calebkkk. ---> Only Buhner and A Rod were. Not your hero. Gotcha.
@Calebkkk.3 жыл бұрын
@@DRoc24 I don’t like either of them I’m just saying Griffey didn’t use roid
@ZChoate2 жыл бұрын
As a 32 year old man it still breaks my heart to watch him clutching his leg while writhing in pain. I can hardly watch it.
@DevinDillenger2 жыл бұрын
The Seattle Mariners will always be on the map because of this man.
@nevermindme89222 жыл бұрын
The game just isn’t the same as this era. Griffey was the best and if not for the lockout and injuries, he would be the home run king. Home run king or not, the impression he left on my generation will last forever. We would play ball all day in the summer and come home and watch the Mariners if they were on tv. Thank you for playing the game right when so many had to cheat to be even close to your level
@olliemac323 жыл бұрын
The best of the best and he did everything because he loved the game of baseball. Absolute hero.
@tonysteel13773 жыл бұрын
The fact that he remained a natural talent through the controversial juice years is undeniably amazing! I’m definitely proud to own his 1989 Upper Deck rookie for decades now.
@DRoc243 жыл бұрын
Jr was roid roid roided up. Don’t kid yourself there cupcake. Accept it and move on.
@tonysteel13773 жыл бұрын
@@DRoc24: That’s gotta be the best kept dark secret in baseball. Well at least that’s not how the writers of Cooperstown had seen it. ⚾️
@DRoc243 жыл бұрын
@@tonysteel1377 ---> truth hurts.
@mikesale64742 жыл бұрын
@@DRoc24 Jr stayed the same size all throughout his career look at Bonds, Canseco, and McGwire's rookie cards. They turned into beasts.
@DRoc242 жыл бұрын
@@mikesale6474 ---> You saying Griffey didn’t size up? SMH! And Lance Armstrong road a bicycle. You obviously have no idea how roids work. Jr was roid roid roided up. Accept it and move on kid.
@weirdbeard19803 жыл бұрын
Seattle hasn't had a whole lot of winning in it's history but we had some straight up legends!
@kd78orangerangerpete792 жыл бұрын
The rangers are my hometown fav team so I understand what you mean. I got to see Nolan Ryan pitch many times and I was in attendance for his 7th no hitter. There were others like Pudge, Rueben Sierra, Jaun Gonzalez, A Rod (short term), Sosa ending in Texas, etc. but not much postseason play. The legends were the reason to go watch for many years. My overall team was consistently not very good with the exception of a few seasons. Much like the M's had King Felix, Griffey, the big Unit, Ichiro etc.
@joshuavautour33492 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Edgar!
@weirdbeard19802 жыл бұрын
@@joshuavautour3349 I was at game 4 in the '95 series whe.ln Edgar went off with a couple Homer's and took it to a game 5 and then he hit THE DOUBLE! If memory serves, the game I was at was the first game when the ED-GAR chant started. I might be wrong on that one but I still remember walking out that game after we won and everyone chanting that.
Being a New York Yankee fan since 1959 I grew up around players like Mickey Mantle, Tommy Agee, Duke Snider, Willie Mays, this ball player Big G, Jr. is in that class of baseball player. Rare, very rare. He played the game with the knowledge of baseball at the level of Willie Mays. So when I see Mr. Griffey, Jr. play baseball I see the same kind of player as Willie Mays. To me I love Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays as my baseball idols, that are not from the Yankees, As I got older and had a chance to see Ken Griffey, Jr. play no question he comes from his father he got to play with his father his father was a Yankee, this is why Jr. would never play for the Yankees. But I still Idolize what he did for the game we all love so much Baseball. Jr. did things in the game that players like Mays did. Greatness in the rarest form.
@danieldevito6380 Жыл бұрын
Ken Griffey Sr and Jr playing together is one of the GREATEST sports moments ever
@norneva7753 жыл бұрын
I'm 40 and he was the man when I was growing up. Everyone liked Griffey Jr regardless if he was on their favorite team. First person with Swag and made baseball fun. Seen him live later in his career when he was with the Reds and he was still the smoothest player on the field and went deep and had an amazing running/diving catch. No strike and half the time lost to injuries he would have broke tons of records
@paulvece37143 жыл бұрын
Me too. And we alllll had that 89 Upper Deck #1 card
@MrBgood843 жыл бұрын
And every kid on a little league team would argue over who got the #24
@barneyrebel60202 жыл бұрын
You're 40?
@norneva7752 жыл бұрын
@@barneyrebel6020 Yup
@riverhound9649 Жыл бұрын
I lived through Jr's run as a younger man being 38 now..he made baseball cool again..prettiest swing all time
@nadiac22683 жыл бұрын
This doc deserved more love and eyes than it got. It should’ve been on ESPN not just MLB Network. Also Griffey barely promoted it. How you have documentary and don’t bother to even post about it?
@mila10123 жыл бұрын
Cause he doesn't need to promote himself the people know he was a star
@nadiac22683 жыл бұрын
@@mila1012 so simple minded. Never have a product about to be release and don’t bother to promote. He did the same thing with the re-release of his shoes on Friday. No promotion. That’s ridiculous. It doesn’t matter how great your legacy everybody needs the promotion.m and some kind if attention.
@nadiac22683 жыл бұрын
@@mila1012 also he was a star? He still is. That’s my point.
@mila10123 жыл бұрын
@@nadiac2268 maybe he doesn't know how it is shy or maybe just doesn't care to?
@nadiac22683 жыл бұрын
@@mila1012 he definitely not shy. He doesn’t care to which is baffling.
@MikeyMike-x4z2 жыл бұрын
I was blessed being a teenager from 1993 to 2000 playing Elite baseball myself and getting to watch Griffey.....At the 1993 HR Derby me and 2 friends were on the phone in a 3 way conversation watching him hit the warehouse in Baltimore and us going crazy......I played CF and also a lefty..I absolutely idolized Griffey.....You have no idea....The black rawlings glove with his name in penmanship...Ahhhh man AMAZING AMAZING MEMORIES...Jr and Rickey Henderson...But Rickey was a faaaar 2nd favourite compared to Jr....👊👊.......I’ve always wonderd if he was a Nirvana fan lol
@g-manjams2 жыл бұрын
I still have that glove! Still use it to play catch with my niece and the old man.
@markllamas81942 жыл бұрын
Lol who brought nirvana into this
@MikeyMike-x4z2 жыл бұрын
@@markllamas8194 Because Nirvana was HUGE from 91 to 94 and from Seattle
@Donbarbz2 жыл бұрын
Griffey was one of the greatest natural baseball players ever born. So happy I was able to watch him play n appreciate his career. Great player & even better man. God bless the Griffey family.
@jakebulgarian73193 жыл бұрын
Griffey is a national treasure, he MADE baseball during his career.
@davidnacey72812 жыл бұрын
I took my dad to Anaheim in 1990 to see Ken Griffey and his son play together. Unfortunately, Griffey Sr. wasn't the starter that day, but we got to see the two throw balls to each other before the game and we both thought it was special. God bless them both.
@julieann46162 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@matthewmcdonald60173 жыл бұрын
So glad he bought into the Mariner's. Will always be a Griffey Jr fan. My two favorite players of all time are both Jr's. Thank you for everything you did and accomplished thanks for it all, from this O's fan.
@AGTG33 Жыл бұрын
It was a honor growing up watching you playing my favorite sport baseball ⚾️ I played baseball ⚾️ all the way to my senior year in high school. And I got to play softball with my son it was priceless.
@LOLmusics2 жыл бұрын
"I'm just Ken Griffey Jr., and nobody else." Damn that hit hard. Loved this documentary.
@klove6183 жыл бұрын
The sweetest swing in baseball!!!!
@schmitty1437 Жыл бұрын
Got to see Jr. smash a home run to deep right in in last season at Safeco; it'll always be one of my favorite baseball memories.... an absolutely incredible player; deserves all the respect put his way
@ThaChazo Жыл бұрын
Been a Dodgers fan all of my life but KGJr is my favorite player of all time. Those hits and HRs were a thing of beauty
@classactracing2 жыл бұрын
When I lived in Seattle I purchased a New Era Seattle Mariners hat at the park. I still rock that New Era cap to this day. On occasion I rock it backwards. Always makes me think of the "Kid". Was so fun to watch. Thanks for being unique and providing us with some amazing entertainment.
@cody60093 жыл бұрын
The smile, the swing, the swag. Hands down the most electric ball player in history. In a world with rampant ped use this man just had hard work , talent and the God given talent of a power swing, my favorite player in history KGJR
@Tmacademia2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@AnHebrewChild3 жыл бұрын
you know youre good when Michael Jordan is asking for your autograph. Love Griffey Jr
@Omni20One Жыл бұрын
He was just so cool without any exaggerated effort. His game, his confidence, the fact that he and his dad played at the highest level and on the same team was something that will always stick with me. I remember when my sister (who was in high school at the time) bought me his sneakers and my friends went wild. Great memories. ✌🏾💙 ya’ll.
@jsu9575m Жыл бұрын
Childhood hero. The coolest baseball player ever.
@beaucaver49887 ай бұрын
Was amazing to watch him in my younger days!! The swing & smile was something you'd never forget. Thx for the great memories "KID"
@rsears78 Жыл бұрын
It was a pleasure growing up in this era and watching JR play baseball
@ibrown3KC3 жыл бұрын
I'm a lifelong, die hard Kansas City Royals fan (which hasn't been easy most of the time, especially between the time George Brett retired in 1993, and up until we went to back to back World Series in 2014 and 2015 and won it all in 2015). However, my favorite player growing up was the Big Hurt, Frank Thomas because I loved both his plate discipline and of course his ability to smash home runs. That said, as a left handed batter, I tried to model my swing after Ken Griffey, and looking back on 90s and early 2000s baseball, I'd definitely say Griffey was a close second to the Big Hurt when it comes to my favorite players.
@yagami69983 жыл бұрын
Royals fan whose favorite player is the Big Hurt? Interesting! Griffey Jr is definitely solid tho.
@ibrown3KC3 жыл бұрын
@@yagami6998 May seem odd, but 1. When you're a kid you don't care so much about home team allegiance. At least not when it comes to your favorite player. And 2. Being a Royals fan during the 90s and 2000s was no easy task, for not only were they awful, but they didn't have any Salvy Perez's or Jorge Soler type players. Or even Mike Moustakas or Eric Hosmer. We'd be lucky to have a player hit .300 or anyone with more that 15-20 home runs in a season. Not until 2000 or so when we had Carlos Beltran, Johnny Damon, and Jermaine Dye. But for one thing I'd already been a Big Hurt fan since 1993, and all three of those guys (Beltran, Damon, Dye) were gone as soon as they reached All-Star status, so they weren't even here hardly long enough to develop any affinity for them.
@upstatenybassmaster42112 жыл бұрын
Another cheater
@smoke1103rm3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video griffey is the greatest of all time
@jibberjabberr2 жыл бұрын
Junior and Senior. The classiest Major leaguers of all time. Pure class. Major respect
@bmdecker932 жыл бұрын
Griffey is the greatest baseball player I've ever seen.
@luismanes37623 жыл бұрын
This documentary is awesome. Love the part where both Griffey’s are saying how each’s home run was better than the other.
@KHallesy2 жыл бұрын
I live in Seattle and was able to enjoy most of his career. To this day I still feel he has the best swing in baseball. He was amazing and a joy to watch. I followed his entire career even when he went home to Cincinnati. To me he will always be considered one of the best to ever play the game and the Mariners will always consider him one of their own as does all of Seattle! He is a true legend and always did it drug free!
@tommypage76593 жыл бұрын
Greatest Marnier ever,sweetest swing in the majors was lucky to grow up watching him play
@dmgwraith8417 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I was able to grow up and watch Griffey Jr play. Thee best!
@adarryllwest49883 жыл бұрын
This one of the greatest documentaries ever 💯
@markmurphy49783 жыл бұрын
The GOAT,. My favorite player... Makes you wonder if he stayed in Seattle with Ichiro, Arod, Big Unit, Jr, they could have been the best team from 2000-2009 with 3-4 WS titles.
@seangrealy65812 жыл бұрын
They had Ortiz in the minors too😂
@kd78orangerangerpete792 жыл бұрын
That's definitely one of those what ifs I've thought about as well. That would have been an awesome team to say the least.
@-_-t_2 жыл бұрын
It seemed like they always had some of the best players but never could line them up together
@jeremyhopwood58223 жыл бұрын
I remember working out at a 24 fitness one day when I was a teenager and jogging on a treadmill and thinking " come on Griffey, hit a home run and he did " the guy was magical at the game of baseball!!
@ganglyman22 Жыл бұрын
I love hearing Dave Niehaus. Brings me back. We were so blessed to have him as Mariners announcer for 34 seasons.
@johndoe-dj3fj3 жыл бұрын
I was a young child when Griffey ran from 1st to home vs the Yankees in game 5. Saw it live, best baseball I've ever seen for sure. He was flying!
@JDilla22853 жыл бұрын
I agree. I hope KZbin would leave it up. You can't find it anywhere else but the sling app. My favorite baseball player and athlete of all time
@chrissuave923 жыл бұрын
When I saw Lebron, I was hoping he would make this all about himself. He never disappoints.
@GeeOhDee883 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣right
@bjornyesterday25623 жыл бұрын
He's the greatest
@chrissuave923 жыл бұрын
@@bjornyesterday2562 That's true. Just ask him.
@bjornyesterday25623 жыл бұрын
@@chrissuave92 true fact
@user-ru9gf7ky2y3 жыл бұрын
He is showing his true racism in 2021
@jerusalemspacal5463 жыл бұрын
Yo thank you for bringing this back on KZbin 😭😭👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Ken Griffey Jr is aurguably my favorite baseball player
@mrgonzales56833 жыл бұрын
He was naturally great !
@bjornyesterday25623 жыл бұрын
Don't argue with yo self
@lukeut8680 Жыл бұрын
As a kid playing baseball in the 90s, he was my idol and the idol of everyone I played with. That swing is impossibly smooth.
@briantruth1463 Жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful story. That’s all I say. How proud can a father be? Ken Griffey Jr, josh Hamilton, and Ronald acuna. Best swings I’ve ever seen!
@jjirish23 жыл бұрын
Griffey, the reason I bought all those baseball cards when I was a kid.
@jvaldez18963 жыл бұрын
Griffey, the reason I always wore my cap backwards as a kid
@SmoKeFella708043 жыл бұрын
His rookie year my uncle sent me one of his rookie cards in a frame that he signed for him the first time he met him... every time I visit my mom I make sure it's still there llol...
@dannychellis30163 жыл бұрын
Agree # 1 pick even today 2021
@chocolatetownforever75372 жыл бұрын
I spent hundreds of dollars on baseball cards as a kid because of Griffey as well. Unfortunately, I was too stupid to realize that Topps, Donruss, Upper Deck, and every baseball card company, was printing them off in the millions, and they werent worth anything. Beckett Baseball Card Monthly should have been sued for malpractice lol.
@karend44063 жыл бұрын
He is actually an amazing human bieng and was always grateful to be who he is and it showed when he brought ear to ear smiles to millions of kids who idolized him! He was the greatest player to never win a WS and for a good time the greatest baseball player there ever was! ❤❤❤
@brianenos60722 жыл бұрын
This is special and Jr. did it all without the juice as well. How many kids would give anything to have this with their father. I could understand it probably had it's times were it was difficult for both but to look back it has to be a bond like no other. I can remember chasing and trading cards to get all his rookie cards man I wish I still had them. I would say he was probably the most naturally gifted athlete I've ever seen play the game.
@roland7584 Жыл бұрын
How do you know he did it all without the juice?
@mosando2 ай бұрын
As someone who grew up watching baseball since the mid 80's I can honestly say Griffey is the best player I saw hands down with Bonds coming in second. Griffey made the game fun to watch, I remember watching the tie breaker in 95, the series against the Yanks and jumping out oi the couch when he slid home and just jumped up to celebrate, 97 him on a tear with the home runs. Out of all the things that are said about him the best thing about him was his infectious smile, he LOVED to play and it showed. Thank you 24 for all the memories
@ayoreecemo56882 жыл бұрын
Favorite baseball player ever. Loved to watch him play as a kid.
@ricjones41752 жыл бұрын
one of the best ever !!! imagine if not getting injured missing all those games, and he still hit 630 HRS #incrediable
@dzanier3 жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget how well Griffey Sr. played upon arriving in Seattle to play with his son. I do think it was sort of a publicity stunt, but the fact that he had one of the hottest streaks of his career upon arriving there made it something even more special. Griffey Sr. was never as talented as his son, but he was a very good major leaguer.
@Thumper682 жыл бұрын
Yeah at Christmas they only counting sr’s rings. But JR was my favorite player especially being a left handed batter who played center when I wasn’t on mound
@Mitch-wi3ec3 жыл бұрын
Thank you been waiting for a Junior documentary
@leoray12342 жыл бұрын
I was lucky to live in Seattle during his entire career here, and eventually meet him when my firm was designing Safeco Field. I remember he came over to our office on Jackson Street, along with Dan Wilson, Jay Buhner, and I forget who else. I was coming out of the lobby during lunch and saw this group of players walking across the street. I stood with my jaw open and held the door open for them, while Junior smiled his huge smile at me, and said 'hi'! Coolest memory ever.
@johnnycashh71487 ай бұрын
Watched so many times...Jr, The Bone, Randy, ARod, Edgar, Booney, Cameron...list goes on!! Such a great decade of baseball in Sea-Town!!
@1prettyladyofgrace7 Жыл бұрын
I remember hearing his name, but I really am not a fan of baseball. This right here was so impressive; I wish I would have followed his career! What a beautiful story; I'm proud of him‼️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@PabloHunE2 жыл бұрын
KG is a class act. Pure God given talent. Give it up to the undisputed goat. Furthermore, an amazing son, father, and brother. He's my hero and he was my idol growing up. They are good shoes to follow. Kids, stay clean, stick to your talents, don't listen to anybody but those who truly care for you and go get it. Take an example from this man. He is a legend. Like I said, pretty good shoes to follow. Thanks for the memories KG.
@cappy22823 жыл бұрын
Griffey was everyones favorite player when I was a kid. We loved two athletes unconditionally Jordan and Griffey. (Very smart kids back then lol) P.s His dad was amazing player, as well...but Yankees are my team 😂
@randallroberts91613 ай бұрын
I’m from cincy born and raised. Ken Griffey Jr here is the biggest sports free agent we’ve ever signed in any sport. Wish he could’ve stayed healthy. My favorite player as a kid. An all time great, most beautiful effortless looking swing ever.
@kungfuu2252 жыл бұрын
was honored to watch his entire career he was really something and as a person still is
@infiniteuniverse95283 жыл бұрын
Jr Griffey could do it all. Hit for Power, Steal Bases, Throw, Catch, you name it and do it with a silky smooth ease. The kid was a monster. He and Bonds are the most talented and complete players I've ever seen pick up a mitt.
@mspionage17433 жыл бұрын
His opposite field power was truly remarkable.
@chocolatetownforever75372 жыл бұрын
So patient to go that way, and he did it a lot. Most of the great sluggers I grew up watching in the 80s were 99.9 percent pull hitters.
@sAnkez243 жыл бұрын
Ay man your documentaries fire bro🔥keep up the good work
@JC-111113 жыл бұрын
This is a MLB Network documentary. He didn't make this.
@jacobthorson17493 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@bloodybillvaux Жыл бұрын
Ken Griffey Jr. is the reason I like baseball and the reason I ever played it as a kid.
@magnetsoldiercephas3318 ай бұрын
The whole reason I even thought about sports was this man right here. I live in north of Seattle and Griffey is sports! Amazing and still my favorite
@WO24113 жыл бұрын
Ken Griffey is the G O A T 💎
@Keyser___Soze3 жыл бұрын
Ill always remember as a little kid, watching that game 5 ALDS against the Yankees where Griffey scores the winning run all the way from 1st base in the bottom of the 11th. Griffey smiling from ear to ear at the bottom of the pile with everyone jumping on him.
@nevermindme89222 жыл бұрын
My favorite moment in baseball history
@michaelgavin28432 жыл бұрын
My favorite player of all time. I truly believe he’d have been the greatest of all time if he could have stayed healthy
@roland7584 Жыл бұрын
Ted Williams would have been the best of all time had he not had to go to war.
@davidm62562 жыл бұрын
This documentary was spot on! Ken Griffey Jr was a great player in baseball, he had a sweet swing, a awesome glove and a personality that made him who he was during his career and after his career! No doubt he was going into the baseball Hall of Fame, what a awesome Seattle Mariner, thanks for the memories KGJr
@MarkSmithhhh2 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful baseball swing ever gifted to the world...every single time he took a cut it was just gorgeous....the backwards hat, the eyeblack, the smile, the swagger...coolest dude to ever set foot on a baseball diamond
@ryangranger5323 жыл бұрын
griffey is the goat to me
@ryangranger5323 жыл бұрын
griffey jr
@JeffSmith-eq3kc3 жыл бұрын
You think he's the greatest player ever? How can you even make that argument I'd love to hear it.
@J.C...2 жыл бұрын
Greatest player this game has ever seen. Nobody can touch Junior. No. One.